Do you have suggestions for handling a shared bathroom where people aren’t washing their hands? We are not the only employer on this floor. I have had three gentlemen approach me saying that there are men on our floor who do not wash their hands, both from our office and the other office. The other office on our floor has guests visit regularly due to the nature of their business.
My complainers want to put a funny but direct sign in the bathroom. While it’s quite the ick factor, I can’t control people’s hygiene, and I certainly have no control over the other suite or their guests’ behavior. Do we put a polite “please wash hands” sign? Ask the building to? Let it go? The sign my employees want would definitely be off-putting to the other suites’ clientele. Why is this an HR thing?
To read my answer, click here: Employees Aren’t Washing Their Hands. Is It My Job as HR to Tell Them What They Should Have Learned in Kindergarten?